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The other difference is that goat milk has a very strong taste to some. I really can't take it. I prefer cows milk. In California we have two legal raw milk dairies. I would MUCH prefer to buy it from a local farm operation that I can check out in person whenever I want, but alas, our...

My 5 chicks are about ready to move outside now that it's getting warmer, but I know I can't put them with my older girls yet. I'm just looking for some ideas from other people on how they did this. We live in an area with alot of predators, so it needs to be safe. We don't have a barn. We...

We are going to be getting puppies soon and would like some opinions on the best type of dogs to have around chickens, cats and children. In addition to that, it needs to be a large breed dog (to prevent coyote attacks) but also a dog that is not prone to fence climbing or wandering. We have 2...

Thanks! I will step up the calcium and see if it improves.

Thanks Warren -- but I think the diet is fine -- the shells are all pretty sturdy. This is definately a turf war. In the beginning they would just peck the eggs and crack them, but now they are completely decimating them. One of the older hens is taking to laying on the eggs -- Maybe shes...

I inherited 6 hens two months ago... 3 of them are a couple years older than the other 3. It seems that the younger 3 are crushing the eggs of the older 3. (I would have thought it would be the opposite since the older 3 are at the top of the pecking order, but it's not.) Is there any way to...